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Two Russian soldiers, one battle-seasoned and the other barely into his boots and uniform, are taken prisoner by an anxious Islamic father from a remote village hoping to trade them for his captured son.


During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

Aleksey Chadov
Ivan

Ian Kelly
John

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Margaret

Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Captain Medvedev

Yuri Stepanov
Aleksandr Matrosov

Evklid Kyurdzidis
Ruslan

Vladimir Gostyukhin
Ivan's Father

Irina Sokolova
Sergey Shemarkin

Viktoriya Smirnova
Katya
War is a war, drama film released in 2002 exploring themes of hostage, chechnya, ransom demand. Directed by Aleksei Balabanov, it stars Aleksey Chadov, Ian Kelly, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė. During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
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